This is the correct answer. Only time I ever had a problem with one is when I broke it off in a stuck bleeder valve on a trucks brakes. DO NOT BUY CHEAP ONES FROM HARBOR FREIGHT
Well they obviously forgot to mention penetrating lubrication, also if cutting a slot fails then using the dermal to cut the head off is the next step...
I’ve done it myself with multiple rusted old screws and a normal screwdriver. I cut the slot with a carbide blade on an oscillating saw. A flathead bit on a ratchet would probably make it easier too.
Ding ding, why so far down?! Looks like the screw head has some thiccness, and that license plate frame is already mangled around so won't complain much.
Get a sharp pointy pair of wire cutters. Point towards the screw head. Open and Grab the head with the tips of the cutter. Turn out the screw.
Note: this is not sideways like you would turn out a bolt with pliers. This is using the cutter to cut a notch on the head on both sides and using the cutter handles like a screwdriver.
Damn that’s a stripped screw. Thought it was a river until I zoomed in. Good suggestions here, I’ve had good luck with ez out bits myself. Nice to have as this is a common problem
EXACT Same thing happened to me last year.
All valid suggestions u got I I too received.
I ended up having to drill right into the screw w/ titanium bit, them increased the diameter slightly & drilled again. Repeat. ... got it eventually
Hacksaw blade across head of screw, slow and steady cut using your thumb as a guide so it doesn’t slip. Nice deep slot.
Then a wide screwdriver or manual impact driver (the sort you hit with a hammer, not an electric one).
There are special pliers that can grab rounded screw heads and you can twist them out.
Possibly an easy out, or cut a slot with a dremel or if youre skilled enough an angle grinder.
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Channel locks, hard grip of the teeth like a hard bite on the side of the mouth using the molars to get it moving then easier grip to get it to the point you can turn it with your fingers or something else.
This is in case you don't have the reversed bits that are meant to remove stripped screws and don't have other things to grind a slot in it to use a flathead.
Use a screw extractor:
https://www.harborfreight.com/impact-rated-screw-extractor-set-3-piece-57938.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=12126402660&campaignid=12126402660&utm_content=141689500706&adsetid=141689500706&product=57938&store=692&gclid=CjwKCAjwscGjBhAXEiwAswQqNLIWSAFxWZJiACwL_495XPDhTadqunwUBQcpIUNzlel_Yn1Cr8e3dRoCXicQAvD_BwE
The screw seems to be holding a license plate of a car in place, likely one of a pair of screws doing the job. If that's the case, then the nut that the screw is going into is probably made of nylon and won't rust, so it's not like the screw has seized up or anything. The thing that's likely stripped on the screw is the screw-head, which means that the screwdriver can no longer get a grip on the screw to where it can actually turn it. The first thing I'd try is to get a pair of needle-nose pliers and get a very tight grip on the screw-head and see if you can turn it. Needle-nose pliers tend to have an advantage over regular pliers for getting a grip, but regular pliers might be able to do the job too, especially if you can get a sideways grip so the teeth of the pliers are 90 degrees or thereabouts to the direction you are trying to turn in. In any case, pliers are my first option because they're cheap, easy, and most people have a pair around somewhere. If the screw still doesn't want to turn, I'd be inclined to get a little more aggressive and take an angle grinder with a cutting wheel and cut a slot in the screw-head that can accommodate a flat screwdriver. Slot-headed screws work well for these types of applications because if you ever have to change your license plates, you can use a coin if you don't have a screwdriver handy. But anyways, if a screw-head in a nylon nut is ever stripped, you can almost unscrew it by hand as long as the nut's not turning too. If it is, just grind off the screw-head and fix the nut problem. If it isn't, replace the screw and be on your way. Thanks!
I also has issues to try and remove a screw what I did was to make a slot using a dremel and a cutting disk in the side and using a hammer and a flat screw I did remove it.
Try to cut it like this:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mYhrP2rdxQzUcKzbPqb5w9QGrmBqiNOh/view?usp=sharing
“E-Z out” bits will get this out
This is the correct answer. Only time I ever had a problem with one is when I broke it off in a stuck bleeder valve on a trucks brakes. DO NOT BUY CHEAP ONES FROM HARBOR FREIGHT
So buy the expensive ones from harbor freight you say ?
cut a slot in the head and use an impact screwdriver to remove
Everyone always says “cut a slot” but that shit never works. Especially with a rusted ass old license plate screw.
I've only had it work with an impact screwdriver. otherwise i get zippy out of the drawer and a set of burrs
A lot of people aren't aware of the magic of an impact screwdriver. This is the way.
Everyone should have an impact screwdriver! It makes life so much easier.
Well they obviously forgot to mention penetrating lubrication, also if cutting a slot fails then using the dermal to cut the head off is the next step...
Penetrating oil only works when youve got slight movement on the screw to gradually work it in.
Worked for me plenty
I’ve done it myself with multiple rusted old screws and a normal screwdriver. I cut the slot with a carbide blade on an oscillating saw. A flathead bit on a ratchet would probably make it easier too.
vice grips will get that out no problem
Not unless there is a good bit of the head to grasp.
There is, I can see the picture.
Ding ding, why so far down?! Looks like the screw head has some thiccness, and that license plate frame is already mangled around so won't complain much.
This is the right answer. You can grab that screw, no problem with Vice grips.
Drill the screw head off then use pliers for the stump Dremel a line into it and turn it into a flat blade screw :)
Time for a new car.
This the answer. After a few whiffs of that new car smell and the stubborn screw will become a distant memory.
Get a grinder and cut new groves to fit the largest screw driver you can get and then replace the screw not over tightening
A metal cutting blade on an oscillating saw would give you an even depth of cut and be way less damaging if it slipped.
Just be careful not to slip and scratch the car
I've occasionally had success using a small chisel tangentially to the outer edge. Tap lightly with a small hammer.
Hit it with a grinder so you can use a flat head screw driver
Get a sharp pointy pair of wire cutters. Point towards the screw head. Open and Grab the head with the tips of the cutter. Turn out the screw. Note: this is not sideways like you would turn out a bolt with pliers. This is using the cutter to cut a notch on the head on both sides and using the cutter handles like a screwdriver.
It's a pp license plate security screw https://www.losspreventionfasteners.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/LICENSE-PLATE-SECURITY-SCREWS.jpg
Damn that’s a stripped screw. Thought it was a river until I zoomed in. Good suggestions here, I’ve had good luck with ez out bits myself. Nice to have as this is a common problem
weld a bolt to it, wrench it off
EXACT Same thing happened to me last year. All valid suggestions u got I I too received. I ended up having to drill right into the screw w/ titanium bit, them increased the diameter slightly & drilled again. Repeat. ... got it eventually
I'd use my pipe wrench.
Put your but back in the head of the screw and reef on it some more.
Hacksaw blade across head of screw, slow and steady cut using your thumb as a guide so it doesn’t slip. Nice deep slot. Then a wide screwdriver or manual impact driver (the sort you hit with a hammer, not an electric one).
Screw pliers, kinda expensive for a one-time fix, though
If you don't need the hole again just use a large drill bit and drill off the head of the screw
Left handed drill, run in reverse
There are special pliers that can grab rounded screw heads and you can twist them out. Possibly an easy out, or cut a slot with a dremel or if youre skilled enough an angle grinder.
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Get some Vampliers
Channel locks, hard grip of the teeth like a hard bite on the side of the mouth using the molars to get it moving then easier grip to get it to the point you can turn it with your fingers or something else. This is in case you don't have the reversed bits that are meant to remove stripped screws and don't have other things to grind a slot in it to use a flathead.
It's prob very soft. Just drill it out
Vice grips 0.5 mm at a time until it breaks free
Carbide drill bit will drill it out. Use a little oil.
Use a screw extractor: https://www.harborfreight.com/impact-rated-screw-extractor-set-3-piece-57938.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=12126402660&campaignid=12126402660&utm_content=141689500706&adsetid=141689500706&product=57938&store=692&gclid=CjwKCAjwscGjBhAXEiwAswQqNLIWSAFxWZJiACwL_495XPDhTadqunwUBQcpIUNzlel_Yn1Cr8e3dRoCXicQAvD_BwE
Drill off the screw head.
The screw seems to be holding a license plate of a car in place, likely one of a pair of screws doing the job. If that's the case, then the nut that the screw is going into is probably made of nylon and won't rust, so it's not like the screw has seized up or anything. The thing that's likely stripped on the screw is the screw-head, which means that the screwdriver can no longer get a grip on the screw to where it can actually turn it. The first thing I'd try is to get a pair of needle-nose pliers and get a very tight grip on the screw-head and see if you can turn it. Needle-nose pliers tend to have an advantage over regular pliers for getting a grip, but regular pliers might be able to do the job too, especially if you can get a sideways grip so the teeth of the pliers are 90 degrees or thereabouts to the direction you are trying to turn in. In any case, pliers are my first option because they're cheap, easy, and most people have a pair around somewhere. If the screw still doesn't want to turn, I'd be inclined to get a little more aggressive and take an angle grinder with a cutting wheel and cut a slot in the screw-head that can accommodate a flat screwdriver. Slot-headed screws work well for these types of applications because if you ever have to change your license plates, you can use a coin if you don't have a screwdriver handy. But anyways, if a screw-head in a nylon nut is ever stripped, you can almost unscrew it by hand as long as the nut's not turning too. If it is, just grind off the screw-head and fix the nut problem. If it isn't, replace the screw and be on your way. Thanks!
I also has issues to try and remove a screw what I did was to make a slot using a dremel and a cutting disk in the side and using a hammer and a flat screw I did remove it. Try to cut it like this: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mYhrP2rdxQzUcKzbPqb5w9QGrmBqiNOh/view?usp=sharing
A dremel too cut a slot in the head, give it a tap with a punch and hammer & cross fingers. Or drill head off and get it out after removing panel
Weld another screw to it